Clothes-drier



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1P. SGHAEPER,

CLOTHES DRIBR.

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UNITED STATES ATENT Orricn.

PETER SCHAEFER, OF ST. PETER, MINNESOTA.

cLoTHE's-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,014, dated June 11, 1895. Application filed July 25, 1894:. Serial No. 518,555. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER SCHAEFER, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Peter, in the county of Nicollet and State ot' Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Clothes- Drier, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clothes driers; and it has for its object to provide a new and useful device of this character that can be easily and readily operated from the ground, While at the same time providing novel and efficient means for the convenient elevation of a large number of clothes.

With theseand other objects in view, which will readily appear as the nature of the in-v vention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a clothes-drier constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional View of the upper part of the drier. Fig. 3 is a similar View of the sectional gearing-box, including the post and standard connections therewith. Fig. et is a sectional view on the linex of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view'on the line y y of Fig. 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a tubular or solid supporting post that is adapted to be sunk into the ground to about the depth of three feet and projects above the ground a suicient height in order to enable a person to easily operate the working parts of the drier. The upper end of said supporting post 1, is received in the lower clamp neck 2, of a sectional two-part gearing box 3. The sectional two-part gearing box 3,

is provided at both its upper and lower endswith the clamp necks 2, at the inner ends of which necks are formed the stop shoulders 4, to limit the insertion of the part onto which the said necks are clamped, and the upper of said clamp necks of the sectional gearing box is clamped onto the lower end of the upright main tubular standard 5, that is sufficiently high to provide for the elevation of the clothes to be dried to any convenient or desirable leight. The said gearing box 3, comprises duplicate halves that are securely clamped together on the clamping bolts 6, so as to complete a box that keeps out rain and snow and vat the same time clamps itself tight onto the upper end of the ground or supporting post, and serves to, properly support in position the main tubular standard of the drier.

The main tubular standard '5, of the drier loosely accommodates thereon the sliding runner sleeve 7, that is provided on its inner side with the vertical groove 8, that loosely engages over the vertical guide rib 9, that is arranged on the outside of the standard 5, and extends longitudinally of the same from the upper to the lower endsvthereof, and not only serves to hold the runner sleeve steady in its up and down movements, but also prevents the same from turning on the standard. The said runner sleeve 7,- is provided at its lower end with an annular supporting flange 10, that forms a bearing support for the lower end ofthe revolving collar 11, which is provided with a radial series of off-standing socket lugs 12. that removably receive the inner ends ofthe radially arranged drier arms 13. The said drier arms 13, may be arranged in any suitable number, and are provided on their upper sides with a longitudinal series of outturned hooks 14, around which are adapted to be concentrically passed a series of lines '15, for the support of the clothes as will be easily understood, and the said drier arms 13, are securely held in their sockets on the revolving collar 11, by means of the brace wires 16, connected at their inner ends as at 7, to the upper end of the collar 1l, and at their outer ends detachably twisted or wrapped on one of the outermost hooks 14, of the drier arms, thereby providing a bracing support for said drier'arms, while at the same time permitting such arms to be readily detached so that the drier can be foldedup compactly for shipping or storage purposes. 11, loosely turns on the runner' sleeve 7, so that every part of the clothes reel formed by the drier arms and said collar may be easily reached, while at the same time the sleeve 7, provides for raising and lowering `the reel.

The sliding runner sleeve 7, is provided at its upper end with diametrically opposite attaching eyes 18, to which are connected respectively the opposite extremities of an ele- Thecollar IOO vating wire 20, the opposite portions of which pass overthe upper guide pulleysV 2l, journaled in a bifurcated bearing collar 22, that is fastened on the upper extremity of the main tubular standard 5, and is provided on opposite sides with the guide grooves 23, through which pass the outside portions of the elevating wire so as to not interfere with the fitting of the standard cap 24, over the collar 22, to protect the pulleys mounted therein and to protect the interior working parts of the drier from the Weather, as will be ob vious.

The elevating wire 20, loosely works through the upper connecting loop 24, on

the upper side of the cylinder slide block 25,

that slides snugly and freely inside of the standard 5, and the connection of the wire 20, with said slide block, provides means for insuring an equal pull on both sides ofthe runner 7, to which the opposite portions of said wire are connected; The said slide block 25, has connected to the under side thereof the upper end of the operating wire or cord 2G, the other lower end of which winds and unwinds on the winding drum 27, carried bythe winding shaft 2S, journaled transversely in the gearing box 3. The Winding shaft 28, has mounted thereon at one side of the drum 27, the gear wheel or pinion 29, with which meshes the cog wheel 30, mounted on a gearing shaft 21, journaled in the gearing box below the shaft 27, and said shaft 31, also has mounted thereon a worm gear wheel 33, with which meshes the worm 34, ou the worm shaft 35, journaled in the box 1, and having connected to one end thereof the crank handle 35, which is grasped by the operator-for the purpose of operating the gearing to raise and lower the reel part of the drier, in a manner that will be easily understood.

Changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what cylindrical slide block loosely and snugly iitting inside of the standard, an elevating wire loosely connected with the slide block and having its opposite portions passed over the guide pulleys and connected with the reel, the connection of the elevating Wire with the slide block providing for equalizing the pull on the reel, a Winding drum mounted within the gearing box and carrying at one side a gear wheel or pinion, an operating wire or cord connected to said winding drum and to said slide block, and worm operated gearing mounted within the gearing box and geared with the wheel or pinion connected with the winding drum, substantially asset forth.

2; In a clothes drier, the combination of an aligned supporting post and an upright tubular standard, a separate and independent sectional closed gearing box connecting the adjacent ends of said post and standard and consisting of duplicate registering halves detachably bolted together and provided with upper and lower shouldered clamp necks adapted to clamp onto the adjacent ends of the post and standard, a Winding device mounted within the sectional gearing box, a clothes reel adjustably mounted on the standard above the gearing box, and an adj usting S5 connection between the Winding device and the reel, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiixed my signatu re in the presence of two witnesses.

PETER SCI-IAEFER. Witnesses:

A. R. DAVIS, W. A. LUNDEEN. 

